Hong Kong Palace Museum to Open Online Sales of August admission tickets on 12 July

Gallery 8 - “The Making of Masterpieces: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Palace Museum” presents 15 National Treasures of Chinese painting and calligraphy from 3 August to early September

The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) officially opened its doors to the public on 3 July. In view of the public’s overwhelming response to the exhibitions and their wish to purchase tickets early to facilitate planning of trips, the museum announces certain refinements to the ticketing arrangements, including making available all types of admission tickets for the month of August for purchase or registering for Wednesday free tickets starting from 12 July (Tuesday).

The HKPM welcomed approximately 35,000 visitors in its first week of opening (3–10 July). Nearly 140,000 admission tickets of different categories have been sold or registered since ticket sales for July commenced on 14 June, accounting for about 97% of all available tickets in the first month. Due to strong public demand, HKPM has refined its ticketing arrangements for August: instead of opening the sale and registration of tickets for just the first week of August, the museum will now make available all types of admission tickets for the whole of August for purchase or registration starting from 12 July.

Online purchase or registration for more than 137,000 tickets from 1–31 August (including free General Admission tickets for five Wednesdays in August) will begin on 12 July at 10am, while online purchase or registration for September tickets will open in the first half of August, with details to be announced nearer the time. Ticketing and reservation arrangements remain unchanged. Members of the public can purchase or register for the majority of available tickets (including all free tickets on Wednesday) through the HKPM website, the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) website or the WKCD app and be redirected to the centralised ticketing platform. The remaining tickets will be made available through the HKPM’s three official ticketing partners, namely Klook, China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Limited and Fliggy.

The HKPM also invites the public to join the “HKPM Friends” membership programme, which offers various benefits including free year-round admission to both general admission and special exhibitions, priority admission to the HKPM, special discounts and exclusive viewing hours. Further details will be unveiled in the second half of July 2022.

In addition, the HKPM is pleased to announce that 15 national treasures of early Chinese painting and calligraphy for the museum’s blockbuster special exhibition, “The Making of Masterpieces: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Palace Museum” in Gallery 8, will be unveiled on 3 August (Wednesday). The much-anticipated 15 masterpieces for the exhibition’s second rotation are all grade-one national treasures, which are considered the crown jewels of the Palace Museum’s prestigious collection. Amongst them a few extremely rare textbook works include the Nymph of the Luo River (Northern Song copy) by Gu Kaizhi (346–407) and the Copy of the Orchid Pavilion Preface in Running Script attributed to Yu Shinan (558–638). Due to the need to rotate the exhibits in Gallery 8, Special Exhibition tickets on 1 August will not be available for purchase.

Details of the exhibits and the display periods in Gallery 8 are listed below:

Rotation 1: 2 July 2022 – 31 July 2022

Rotation 2: 3 August 2022 – 4 September 2022

Rotation 3: 7 September 2022 – 7 October 2022

Remarks

Online Ticketing Channels
Hong Kong Palace Museum Website: www.hkpm.org.hk
West Kowloon Cultural District Website: http://www.westkowloon.hk/

About the Hong Kong Palace Museum
The Hong Kong Palace Museum aspires to become a leading institution on the study and appreciation of Chinese art and culture while advancing dialogue between world civilisations. The Hong Kong Palace Museum is a collaborative project between the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and the Palace Museum, which is funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust with a donation of HK$3.5 billion for its establishment, as well as some of the annual exhibitions and education programmes in 2023-2031.

Embracing new curatorial approaches, the museum combines a Hong Kong perspective with a global vision to present precious artefacts from the Palace Museum and other important cultural institutions around the world. Through research, exhibitions, and educational and professional exchange programmes, the museum aims to build international partnerships and position Hong Kong as a global hub for art and culture. At heart a resource that belongs to the local community, the museum strives to inspire community engagement, foster dialogue, and promote creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration.
https://www.hkpm.org.hk/

About the West Kowloon Cultural District
The West Kowloon Cultural District is one of the largest and most ambitious cultural projects in the world. Its vision is to create a vibrant new cultural quarter for Hong Kong on 40 hectares of reclaimed land located alongside Victoria Harbour. With a varied mix of theatres, performance spaces, and museums, the West Kowloon Cultural District will produce and host world-class exhibitions, performances and cultural events, providing 23 hectares of public open space, including a two-kilometre waterfront promenade.
http://www.westkowloon.hk/